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ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Dan,
Both you and John need to slow down to only one or two turns per day for some time and allow the emotions of the last few weeks of game time (since you left Iwo Jima with this invasion force) to work themselves out. I got part of the PM he just sent you and feel that a slow down will help sort things out. I told him basically the same thing via PM and on his AAR.

Semi-Retired Japanese Economics Minister Benoit
but, full time counselor [:D]

Good work. Who are you going to bill?

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Gentlemen, I just received an email from John as follows:

"The war is done.  Despite everything things are now cast.  Your 100s of LASER-EYE 4EB did the job that no Carrier planes could..."[/align] [/align]I haven't looked at anything yet, but my heart is racing.  I think my plan worked...[/align] [/align]

ORIGINAL: desicat

Can you post the current score?

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Gentlemen, I just received an email from John as follows:

"The war is done.  Despite everything things are now cast.  Your 100s of LASER-EYE 4EB did the job that no Carrier planes could..."[/align] [/align]I haven't looked at anything yet, but my heart is racing.  I think my plan worked...[/align] [/align]

Wait a minute..he sinks a hundred Allied ships..thousands of soldiers and sailors and Marines are lost at sea...nearly a thousand carrier aircraft and many hundreds of pilots.. half a dozen CVE's and CVL are lost, one CV wrecked, captured airfields are without support personnel, supply is critical, a division is cut off, your carriers still dont have aircraft and you have no transports to bring in supplies.......and he is going to pick up his marbles and go home? [X(] [:D]

ORIGINAL: John 3rd

This is what I got from my Friend Dan Roper:



John,

I don't know about you, but I am exhausted. I was totally useless today at work. I went for a long run up Lavender Mountain this evening to sort through things and here's what I come up with:

I offer you an armistace on the following terms:

1. We declare an armistice and stalement, with neither side winning or losing. It's a tie!
2. What I get out of it is the satisfaction that I didn't lose despite the horrible hole you put me into at the beginning of the game.
3. What you get out of it is the satisfaction of not enduring the massive Allied build-up and onslaught and the decline of your hard-earned Empire.
4. The Allies agree to end the oil embargo.
5. The Japanese agree to withdraw from China, but may keep their pre-war territory in Manchuko and Korea.
6. Other than that, both sides revert to pre-war territory.
7. We then invade Russia; the Japanese get to keep all Russian oil, natural gas, and coal. The Allies get all precious metals and Russian babes.
8. Neither of us ever has regrets over ending the game.
9. Neither of us ever claims or implies that we wish we hadn't quit the game because we probably would have won. We both agree that we had plans, resources, and problems unique to both sides and that unforeseen events could have destroyed the best laid plans and derailed the most unstoppable momentum. IE, we mutually agree that the outcome of the game was uncertain and that ending the game now was in our mutual best interests so that we can resume a normal life.
10. I get to start my sabbatical from gaming to see if I can reclaim a sane lifestyle.
11. You get to turn your focus to other things or to a fresh new game in which you can make sure the Japs run amock as only you can do.
12. To prevent second thoughts and second-guessing, we immediately exchange passwords. That will eliminate any temptation to renew the game (God forbid!). Or, we can both send our passwords to NYGiants and he distributes them when he has them both.
13. As soon as we both say, "I do" we may read each other's AAR. That ought to take some time and open some eyes.
14. If you do not wish to enter into an armistice, I solemly pledge to continue devoting the same time and energy to the game until the mutually agreed upon end or imposed ending. IE, I won't drag my feet.

What say you, kind, noble, and most capable opponent?

Dan "Canoerebel" Roper

ORIGINAL: Mistmatz

The above is what I just posted in Johns AAR. Just thougth you should see this as well.
Regarding item 7 I wanted to ask if you're going to share some of the babes with us readers. I mean there must be millions of them and propably you cannot make use of all of them, right? [;)]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

John hasn't given me his decision about the armistice offer yet.  He may well decline it.  I really hope he does.  Neither of us wishes to halt the game from a gaming standpoint.

My desire is motivated by the extraordinary amount of time and attention the game takes.  It's affecting every aspect of my life because I enjoy it so much.